Staff Directory
Chernow, Allison
Allison Chernow
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
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Allison Chernow enters her second season with the Mountain Hawks in 2025-26. She will serve as Lehigh's recruiting coordinator.
Chernow made an immediate and impactful contribution during the 2024–25 season. Joining Head Coach Addie Micir's staff as an assistant coach in June 2024, Chernow played a pivotal role in guiding the Mountain Hawks to a 27-win season, the Patriot League regular-season title, and their fifth conference tournament championship in program history
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Prior to her time at Wheaton, Chernow had a stellar playing career at Emory University. Chernow was a four-year member of the women's basketball team at Emory, where she was a two-time captain and two-time University Athletic Association Second Team All-Conference selection. During her time with the Eagles, she helped Emory reach the NCAA Tournament during the 2018-19 season, their first appearance since the 2012-13 season. Chernow gained national recognition early in her junior campaign, being named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week and the United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week after averaging 32.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and added a steal in a pair of games. The guard graduated sixth all-time in both three-point field goals and assists in Emory history.
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In addition to her collegiate success, Chernow won a Gold Medal with Team USA at the 2017 World Maccabiah Games hosted in Israel.Â
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Chernow, a Dresher, Pennsylvania native, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies from Emory University in 2020.
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Chernow made an immediate and impactful contribution during the 2024–25 season. Joining Head Coach Addie Micir's staff as an assistant coach in June 2024, Chernow played a pivotal role in guiding the Mountain Hawks to a 27-win season, the Patriot League regular-season title, and their fifth conference tournament championship in program history
Chernow mentored three all-league players during the season: Maddie Albrecht (First Team), Ella Stemmer (Second Team), and Belle Bramer (All-Rookie). Albrecht made program history as the first player to earn both All-League and All-Defensive Team honors in the same season. Albrecht also excelled academically, being named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Chernow came to Lehigh following a four-year stint at Wheaton College (Mass.) from 2020-24. She was named the interim head coach at Wheaton during the 2023-24 and an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2020-23. As the interim head coach, Chernow guided Wheaton to double digit wins in 2023-24, for the second straight season. The previous year, as an assistant coach, the Lyons also achieved double digit wins and made a NEWMAC Conference Tournament appearance, both for the first time in seven years. During the 2021-22 season, Chernow's second season with the Lyons, Chernow coached and helped develop the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, Abby Fernandes, becoming just the second player in program history to receive that honor.ÂÂ
Prior to her time at Wheaton, Chernow had a stellar playing career at Emory University. Chernow was a four-year member of the women's basketball team at Emory, where she was a two-time captain and two-time University Athletic Association Second Team All-Conference selection. During her time with the Eagles, she helped Emory reach the NCAA Tournament during the 2018-19 season, their first appearance since the 2012-13 season. Chernow gained national recognition early in her junior campaign, being named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week and the United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week after averaging 32.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and added a steal in a pair of games. The guard graduated sixth all-time in both three-point field goals and assists in Emory history.
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In addition to her collegiate success, Chernow won a Gold Medal with Team USA at the 2017 World Maccabiah Games hosted in Israel.Â
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Chernow, a Dresher, Pennsylvania native, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies from Emory University in 2020.
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